Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC KCwas an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. After his death, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth21 January 1561
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God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
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Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
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All bravery stands upon comparisons.
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The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.
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He who desires solitude is either an animal or a god.
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A just fear of an imminent danger, though be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war.
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The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.
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There are many wise men that have secret hearts and transparent countenances.
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A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
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It was a high speech of Seneca that "The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."
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Truth can never be reached by just listening to the voice of an authority.
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They that reverence to much old times are but a scorn to the new.
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Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.